ABSTRACT. The aim of the present study is to examine and evaluate gender disparity in the labor market, the prime human capital drivers of men’s and women’s wages, and the determinants of the gender wage gap. This research makes conceptual and methodological contributions to the gender configuration of the labor force, the magnitude of employment discrimination by gender, and the extent and diverseness of the gender earnings gap. pp. 128–134
JEL codes: J16; J42

Keywords: gender; wage; female participation; labor market

How to cite: Popescu, Gheorghe H. (2016), “Gender, Work, and Wages: Patterns of Female Participation in the Labor Market,” Journal of Self-Governance and Management Economics 4(1): 128–134.

Received 24 October 2015 • Received in revised form 12 March 2016
Accepted 13 March 2016 • Available online 15 March 2016

doi:10.22381/JSME4120165